A woman in her 50s jaywalking on an electric kickboard...be struck and killed by a car

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A woman in her 50s who was crossing without permission at a crosswalk on an electric kickboard was hit by a car and killed.

According to the Gumi Police Station in North Gyeongsang Province on the 13th, a woman in her 50s who was crossing the street on an electric kickboard hit a car on a six-lane road in Doryang-dong, Gumi City, at around 7:33 a.m. the previous day and was taken to a nearby hospital, but died.

At the time of the accident, the woman did not wear safety gear. It was also found that he was crossing the street in violation of the walking signal.

The police are investigating the details of the accident by arresting a driver in his 20s who was driving a car on charges of violating the Road Traffic Act.